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Newspaper
Bloomfield Democrat
Location
Bloomfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1891
Page
3
Various briefs including births deaths and community ads. Announcements note a boy and a girl born to local couples, a small child’s funeral and bereavement, requests for land and property offers, a coal dealer, a printing office, a horse or mule for trade, a farm loan at seven percent, a new kitchen and wash room addition, and local small business promotions.
Readable fragments reveal a jumble of notices and classifieds from Terre Haute area, including church dates, bargain maps, property tips, barber and publisher quirks, and oblique references to local people, scams, sales, and sermons. Names include Moss, Astell, Syke, Gray, Reen, Monroe, Buskirk, and Simmons with town hints toward Dec 2nd events and Sunday sermons.
Thanksgiving is upcoming as miners press wage disputes in Cone. Local notices report farm hiring, road work, and contracts for Crease Pond ditch with Warder & Son leading, while Five small farms are sought. Community figures, including Rev Abury and local editors, visit relatives and attend court. city commerce and road improvements noted with planned night work and a one year completion window.
The article lists the popular remedy Syrup of Figs praised for eye appeal gentle action on the kidneys liver and bowels and overall health. It also reports local events including a county conference in Joye hath Biosmfild on Nov 24 with Elder CoE Wette and a list of last reports and a fatality of Richard Hiffman. It describes an annular lunar eclipse observed on Sunday evening with Earth’s shadow and refraction lighting the moon.
Washington reports no definite foundation for claims that the Charleston was ordered to Hawaii to seize the islands if needed. Officials state rumors arose from panicky American fears amid British influence in Hawaiian holdings, with China and other interests mentioned in speculative chatter.
The Greene circuit court convened for the November term with Judge John C. Soggg at the desk and Deputy Clerk Vondren and Calvert as pages. The first week featured 54 state cases and 33 probate matters along with 96 del vaes, noting unusual entries such as several mystic marriages and several divorces. proceedings were held in Simkarnd Crockett’s on the second floor.
The document lists appointment of commissioners to make partition and report, with petitions for drainage and affidavits for changes of venue. It includes names tied to county offices, a notary note, and a county firm CHENEY & Co. referenced in a sworn statement.
A raid by about 100 police at Grief's hall on West Lake Street leads to thirty arrests amid alleged incendiary speeches and weapons charges. Superintendent Me Chinkhrey says the aim was to prevent riot and protect World’s Fair guests and property.
A publican and political observer discusses James G. Blaine’s stance on the Harrison nomination and possible support for a Blaine slate. The speaker predicts Blaine will stay aligned with his backers, insist on no changes, and await a convention decision while Harrison contemplates action.
New York November 16 orders from the War Department at the Brooklyn navy yard require the Anita and Gennington to be ready for sea by Saturday. An important part of Secretary Tracy's order dispatches 160,000 six pound covivitees to San Teaneivco by express. This marks the first overland ammunition transport since the war.
Ailment fables warn against neglecting small health issues before they become serious. The piece cites Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a time tested cure for catarrh bronchial throat and lung conditions promising refunds if the medicine fails. It stresses early action to avoid consumption and death.
The flag returned to Miss Fama Connor after it was torn down at her school. The event occurred in the YMCA armory with Charles M. Travis presiding and General ML Mansom delivering an address praising loyalty to the flag. Mrs. Connor affirmed the flag will stay on her schoolhouse as long as she teaches.
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